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Sen. Regala

Sen. Debbie Regala

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Capital Budget Items:

Foss Waterway Development Authority

535 E. Dock St., Suite 204
Tacoma, WA 98402

$2 million for Puget Sound Freight Building Warehouse
The Thea Foss Waterway revitalization is a $21.5 million public-private partnership to revitalize Tacoma’s downtown waterfront. The plan includes a restored historic building, marinas and a public esplanade. The waterway area serves thousands of visitors annually.

Tacoma Tall Ships Festival

Tall Ships Tacoma
535 Dock Street, Suite 206
Tacoma, WA 98402-4630

$300,000 dedicated to festival featuring historic tall ships from around the world. Festival brought hundreds of thousands of visitors to Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway in the summer of 2005.

Metropolitan Development Council

721 S. Fawcett, Suite 201
Tacoma, WA 98402

$110,000 for community services facilities program. The Metropolitan Development Council’s mission is to develop and manage innovative programs that promote self-sufficiency and remove individuals and families from poverty.

Chinese Reconciliation Park

Office Address:
224 Puyallup Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402

$554,000 for Phase 1
$478,000 Shoreline

University of Washington - Tacoma

1900 Commerce Street
Tacoma, WA 98402

$7.5 million for refurbishing the Assembly Hall to serve a variety of academic needs.

$4 million to acquire additional land for expansion of the UW-Tacoma campus.

Washington State Historical Society

1911 Pacific Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98402

$481,000 for the State History Museum Building preservation in downtown Tacoma.

Cheney Stadium

2502 S. Tyler St.
Tacoma, WA 98405

$2.5 million to help with restoration and repairs to the home of the Tacoma Rainiers.

Transportation Budget Items:

Point Defiance Terminal Preservation

This project preserves the Point Defiance Ferry Terminal in sound and efficient operating condition. Its primary focus is the replacement or refurbishment of terminal systems and structures when they reach the end of their life expectancies.

SR 16/I-5 TO TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE

CONSTRUCT HOV LANE

I-5/S 48TH TO PACIFIC AVENUE - CORE HOV

CONSTRUCT HOV LANES

I-5/SR 16 REALIGNMENT AND HOV CONNECTORS

REALIGN THE INTERCHANGE AND HOV FREEWAY TO FREEWAY CONNECTOR

I-5/GRAVELLY LAKE DRIVE I/C TO PUYALLUP RIVER BRIDGE

Asphalt overlay on ramp

HIGH SPEED CROSSOVERS-RUSTON WAY

Constructs universal high speed (50 mph) crossovers near Ruston Way in Tacoma. The project is part of the capacity improvements to support the 4th Amtrak Cascades round trip.

SR 509/CITY WATERWAY BRIDGE 509/5

SR 509 TURNBACK AGREEMENT

SR 509/11TH STREET TO BROWN`S POINT

asphalt overlay

I-5/SR 16 AND SR 167/TACOMA HOV IMPROVEMENTS

HOV LANES

I-5/VIC PUYALLUP RIVER SIGN BRIDGE

REPLACE SIGN STRUCTURE

Lincoln Ave. Grade Separation

I-5/PORT OF TACOMA I/C, CORE HOV

CONSTRUCT HOV LANES

I-5/PUYALLUP RIVER BRIDGE TO KING COUNTY LINE

asphalt overlay

I-5/PORT OF TACOMA RD TO KING CO LINE

CONSTRUCT HOV LANES

North Canyon Rd.Exten./BNSF Overcrossing

SR 167/SR 509 TO SR 161

Environmental Impact Study

SR 167/NEW FREEWAY

BUILD A NEW CORRIDOR

I-5/I-705 to Port of Tacoma Interchange

This section of I-5 is experiencing congestion during peak hours and is part of the Pierce County Core HOV program, this project reconstructs SR 7/I-705 ramps, removes/replaces SR 7/I-705 northbound overcrossing, widens SR 7/I-705 southbound overcrossing, removes and replaces Pacific Ave. undercrossing, removes the 30th Street bridge, removes and replaces the McKinley Street bridge and adds HOV lanes from Pacific Avenue to Puyallup River bridge on I-5. When complete, congestion will be reduced and motorist safety enhanced.

Operating Budget Items:

Department of Corrections

Pierce County Community Justice Center and Regional Headquarters
1016 South 28th Street
Tacoma, WA 98409

Department of Corrections

Tacoma Office
755 Tacoma Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98402

Department of Corrections

Progress House Work/Training Release
5601 6th Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98406

Department of Social and Health Services

Pierce North Community Services Office
1949 S. State St., 1st Floor
Tacoma, WA 98405

Department of Social and Health Services

Pierce South Community Services Office
1301 E. 72nd St.
Tacoma, WA 98404

Department of Employment Security

Work Source
1301 E. 72nd St.
Tacoma, WA 98404

Department of Social and Health Services

Child Support
2121 S. State St.
Tacoma, WA 98405

Department of Social and Health Services

Developmentally Disabled
1305 Tacoma Ave., Suite 300
Tacoma, WA 98402

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Department of Labor and Industries

950 Broadway, Suite 200
Tacoma, WA 98402

Department of Employment Security

WorkSource - Pierce
1305 Tacoma Ave So., Suite 201
Tacoma, WA 98402

Department of Employment Security

WorkSource - Bates affiliate
1101 South Yakima Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98405

Department of Employment Security

WorkSource - Goodwill affiliate
714 South 27th Street
Tacoma, WA 98409

Department of Employment Security

WorkSource - DOC affiliate
1016 South 28th Street
Tacoma, WA 98409

Department of Employment Security

WorkSource - Tacoma Community House affiliate
1314 South L Street
Tacoma, WA 98415

Department of Employment Security

WorkSource - Tacoma Housing Authority affiliate
902 South L Street
Tacoma, WA 98405

Department of Employment Security

WorkSource - DOC affiliate
1016 South 28th Street
Tacoma WA 98409

Dash Point State Park

5700 SW Dash Point Rd.
Federal Way, WA 98023

Bates Technical College

1101 S. Yakima Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98405

Public Schools:

Blix Elementary School

1302 E. 38th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98404

Boze Elementary School

1140 E. 65th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98404

Browns Point Elementary School

1526 - 51st St. NE
Tacoma, Washington 98422

Bryant Montessori School

717 S. Grant Ave.
Tacoma, Washington 98405

Crescent Heights Elementary School

4110 Nassau Ave. NE
Tacoma, Washington 98422

DeLong Elementary School

4901 S. 14th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98405

Downing Elementary School

2502 N. Orchard St.
Tacoma, Washington 98406

Franklin Elementary School

1402 S. Lawrence St.
Tacoma, Washington 98405

Grant Elementary School

1018 N. Prospect St.
Tacoma, Washington 98406

Jefferson Elementary School

4302 North 13th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98406

Lister Elementary School

2106 E. 44th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98404

Lowell Elementary School

810 N. 13th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98403

Lyon Elementary School

101 E. 46th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98404

McCarver Elementary School

2111 S. J St.
Tacoma, Washington 98405

McKinley Elementary School

3702 McKinley Ave.
Tacoma, Washington 98404

Northeast Tacoma Elementary School

5412 29th St. NE
Tacoma, Washington 98422

Point Defiance Elementary School

4330 N. Visscher St.
Tacoma, Washington 98407

Roosevelt Elementary School

3550 E. Roosevelt Ave.
Tacoma, Washington 98404

Sheridan Elementary School

5317 McKinley Ave.
Tacoma, Washington 98404

Sherman Elementary School

4415 N. 38th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98407

Stanley Elementary School

1712 S. 17th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98405

Wainwright Elementary School

130 Alameda Ave.
Tacoma, Washington 98466

Washington-Hoyt Elementary School

3701 N. 26th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98407

Gault Middle School

1115 E. Division Ln.
Tacoma, Washington 98404

Jason Lee Middle School

602 N. Sprague Ave
Tacoma, Washington 98403

Mason Middle School

3901 N. 28th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98407

McIlvaigh Middle School

1801 E. 56th St.
Tacoma, Washington 98404

Meeker Middle School

4402 Nassau Ave. NE
Tacoma, Washington 98422

Foss High School

2112 S. Tyler St.
Tacoma, Washington 98405

School Of The Arts

1950 Pacific Ave.
Tacoma, Washington 98402

Wilson High School

1202 N. Orchard St.
Tacoma, Washington 98406

Centro Latino School

2502 Tacoma Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98402

Tacoma Public Schools - Administration

601 S. 8th St.
Tacoma, WA 98405

Choice Alternative School

510 Tacoma Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98402

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Fife High School (10-12)

5616-20th St. E.
Tacoma, WA 98424

Fife School District Office

5802-20th St. E.
Tacoma, WA 98424

Tacoma Community College

Downtown Center
1501 Pacific Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98402